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October 23, 2014 14:20

• After meeting with Nils Muižnieks, Azerbaijani activists hope for his help in addressing human rights problems

  Nils Muižnieks, the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe (CE), has begun his visit to Azerbaijan with the meeting with representatives of civil society held on October 22. At the meeting, they discussed the problems of political prisoners and the obstacles faced by NGOs in Azerbaijan.

October 23, 2014 12:55

• Russia's SC postpones consideration of appeal on "Domodedovo" Airport terror act

  The Supreme Court (SC) of the Russian Federation has announced a break until November 25 in the consideration of the appeal complaint lodged by four natives of Ingushetia, convicted for the terror attack committed at the "Domodedovo" Airport, because Bashir Khamkhoev has asked to give him time to get ready for the SC’s session.

October 23, 2014 12:14

• Advocate of head of Committee "Mothers from Kuma River Area" appeals against arrest of rights defender

  Andrei Sabinin, an advocate of rights defender Lyudmila Bogatenkova, the Chair of the organization "Mothers from Kuma River Area", has reported on filing an appeal against the decision of the Budyonnovsk City Court to take Lyudmila Bogatenkova into custody.

October 23, 2014 10:30

• Laureates of Rafto Award demand from Azerbaijani authorities to drop charges against Ilgar Nasibov

  The Azerbaijani authorities should drop charges against rights defender Ilgar Nasibov and return him and his wife Malakhat Nasibova the right to freedom of travel. This was demanded by the laureates of the international human rights award named Rafto.

October 23, 2014 10:00

• "Levada Centre": situation in Ukraine affects Russians' opinion about Dubrovka terror act in Moscow

  When asked about the reason for the terror act committed 12 years ago in Dubrovka in Moscow, most of the residents of the Russian Federation mention failure of law enforcers and corruption. One third of the Russian residents explain the deaths of the hostages by the law enforcers' failure to organize the evacuation.

October 23, 2014 06:03

• Dagestan: hunger-striking students threaten to quit university if their demands are not met till end of week

  A group of students of the Dagestan State Pedagogical University (DSPU) has stated that they will take their documents and quit the DSPU in case if the university's administration fails to respond to their demand to cancel the merger of the faculties.

October 23, 2014 05:01

• Chechnya opens large sports-and-tourist complex named "Kezenoi Am"

  On October 21, the mountainous Vedeno District, located in Southern Chechnya, opened a sports-and-tourist complex "Kezenoi Am", located on the shore of the lake of the same name.

October 23, 2014 01:08

• In Dagestan, law enforcers go around households in Gimry

  In the village of Gimry of the Untsukul District of Dagestan, which blocking has been reported by local residents, law enforcers go around households, a source from the village administration reports. According to the local residents, the situation in the village is quiet.

October 22, 2014 22:17

• Residents of Dagestani Vremenny settlement complain to Children's Ombudsman about lack of warm clothes

  Residents of the cordoned-off settlement of Vremenny have filed an appeal to Intizar Mamutaeva, the Commissioner for Children's Rights in the Republic of Dagestan. In their appeal, the villagers complain about the lack of warm clothing.

October 22, 2014 19:31

• Azerbaijan sets up "Joint Human Rights Group"

  Azerbaijan has established a working group consisting of representatives of all branches of power and civil society, which, in particular, will deal with problems, including those concerning persons recognized by human rights defenders as political prisoners.

October 22, 2014 15:10

• Rostov-on-Don to open polling station for electing Ukrainian MPs

  On October 26, Russia will open six polling stations, where citizens of Ukraine will be able to vote for candidates for the MPs of the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) of Ukraine. One of the polling stations will work in Rostov-on-Don; and in the voter list includes about 9000 people.

October 22, 2014 14:57

• In Quarter 3 of 2014, six persons fell victim to armed conflict in Kabardino-Balkaria

  In the period of July 1-September 31, 2014, at least 6 persons fell victims to the armed conflict in the territory of Kabardino-Balkaria. Of them, 4 persons were killed, and 2 others were wounded. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

October 22, 2014 14:44

• MoJ announces its readiness to withdraw claim on dissolution of "Memorial"

  The Russian Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is ready to withdraw its claim from the Supreme Court with a request for dissolution of the human rights organization "Memorial", the MoJ's press service reports.

October 22, 2014 14:35

• Astrakhan Mayor Stolyarov, accused of bribery, claims he took money for city needs

  In Astrakhan, during the court session held on October 21, Mikhail Stolyarov, the Mayor of Astrakhan, who was temporarily suspended from his post and accused of bribery, reiterated his innocence.

October 22, 2014 12:14

• Dagestan: law enforcers cordon off Gimry village, local residents report

  In Dagestan, residents of the village of Gimry of the Untsukul District report that law enforcers are cordoning off their village. According to their story, starting from 10:00 a.m., law enforcers accumulate military vehicles near Gimry.

October 22, 2014 11:02

• Bacho Akhalaya, former head of Georgian MIA, found guilty in "Navtlug" case

  In the "Navtlug" case, the Tbilisi City Court has announced the verdict of guilty against Bacho Akhalaya, the former head of the Corrections Department of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia, the former Minister of Defence and the former Minister of Internal Affairs.

October 22, 2014 07:03

• EP to send delegation to Azerbaijan to support Leyla Yunus

  In the near future, the European Parliament (EP) is to delegate its representatives to Azerbaijan to support human rights defender Leyla Yunus, included in the list of finalists for the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in 2014. This was announced by Martin Schulz, the EP President.

October 22, 2014 06:40

• Experts: law enforcers are contradictory in reports about death of suspected organizer of suicide bombing in Grozny

  Grozny residents do not confirm the information disseminated by investigators about the circumstances of the death of the suspected organizer of the terror act committed in Grozny on October 5.

October 22, 2014 03:36

• Law enforcers fence Dagestani settlement of Vremenny off with barbed wire

  The Untsukul District of Dagestan, where the counterterrorist operation is underway, faces problems with communication, local residents are prohibited from communicating with journalists, and the settlement of Vremenny is cordoned off with barbed wire. This was reported by the local residents.

October 22, 2014 00:16

• In Armenia, activists hold march to condemn police actions against blind oppositionist

  In Yerevan, the police have detained Vagram Gabrielyan, an activist of the public initiative "Pre-Parliament". During detention, the policemen used force against blind Alek Enigomshyan, another activist, and then left him along on the road.